No Internet after initial pf sense configuration
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Show your config with screenshots, or it's just wild guessing here.
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Yes, we need to see your setup.
I would still say that you have two separate issues there. If you can open the pfSense gui from a wired connection you should also be able to from a wireless connection with the TP-Link connected to the same intrerface. If you can't then it's not acting as a pure AP.
Steve
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The wan and lan of the tp box cannot be in the same subnet.. unless that device has a "bridge mode"..
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@Grimson @Raffi_ @stephenw10 a private ip is also used for wan for the TP-link router when used as my regular router and works over a public ip for the lan just fine. That limits it to the firewall or NAT issue
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Ok, then we need to see how it's configured to offer more.
Steve
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@Grimson @Raffi_ @stephenw10 Update: the entire problem was registering the mac add to the ISP. I'm receiving full internet capabilities, but now I'm running into a new obstacle. I've configured the admin access to allow more than one device access it and anytime I try to access it from another device besides the laptop I was wired to, it will not let me. I'm also unable to connect to the internet with my phone
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@the_jaeger said in No Internet after initial pf sense configuration:
I've configured the admin access to allow more than one device access it
Not entirely sure what you mean by that. Can you be more specific about where that setting is and what you set it to?
Steve
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@stephenw10 I live in an apartment and with my subscription, anytime that a new router is introduced to the wan, it's mac address must be registered with the ISP before that device receives an active connection to the internet.
it works now, but now I have the issue of all cell phones that connect to internet take 5 minutes to finally connect. Would port forwarding solve this issue or at least mitigate it?
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@the_jaeger I'm also confused by what you mean on the limited admin access. Do you mean admin access to pfSense or the TP-link ap? Please be more specific.
Can a device wired directly into the TP-link ap get internet access immediately? Is it only a wireless device which has a delay before it can access the web?
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Port forwarding will not help at all with outbound connectivity.
How are they failing? Unable to resolve IPs? No route to host? Just timing out?
Steve
